Binaural Beats vs Squirrel Sort
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.
Binaural Beats
Explore the science behind brainwaves and their impact on your mental state. This app provides insights into different brainwave frequencies and their associated cognitive functions, helping you understand how to optimize focus, relaxation, and sleep.
- Brainwave type explanations
- Cognitive function association
- Focus optimization
- Relaxation techniques
- Sleep improvement insights
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Please refer to this description below "The 5 types of brainwaves Now here’s where it gets fun: Brainwaves are grouped into five distinct categories, each of which is associated with a very specific type of task and mental state. The most high-frequency—and, some may say, high-vibe—of the bunch are gamma waves. “Gamma waves are often associated with insight, peak focus, and expanded consciousness,” says Winters. “These waves are generated when the brain is learning new information, sharply concentrating, or storing memories.” She adds that this “hyper-focused, tranquil attention” is characteristic of Zen meditators and master musicians. A step down are beta waves, which is what most of us experience most of the time in our always-on society. “Their upside is that they allow us to concentrate hard on tasks at hand—and they’re critical when we read, write, and socialize,” says Winters. (It’s the frequency of the hustle, basically.) “The downside of beta waves is that they can zap our energy and reduce emotional awareness and creativity.” Once we get home at the end of the day, if we’re lucky, we shift into a relaxed, reflective alpha wave pattern. “If you daydream, wind down for bed, or sit down with a good book, your brain is likely in an alpha state,” says Winters. On the other hand, if your brain has trouble shifting from beta to alpha—a stress-induced phenomenon called “alpha blocking”—you could suffer from insomnia, anxiety, or obsessive-compulsive symptoms, says Winters. Finally, once you fall asleep, you experience theta waves (the ones associated with dreaming) and delta waves (which promote deep, restorative, dreamless slumber.) Interestingly, theta waves are also linked with being in that elusive, hypnotic flow state associated with peak performance, as well as the autopilot mode we shift into when we’re doing something we’ve done a million times before, like driving home from work on a familiar route. “[People can] have flashes of insight or bursts of creativity when in these flow states because their behaviors are often so automatic that they can mentally disengage and just be,” explains Winters. So that explains why I have all my best ideas in the shower… "
Squirrel Sort
Organize your household items by categorizing them for storage, sale, or donation. Quickly capture items and decide their fate with family and friends.
- Capture household items
- Categorize items (keep, store, sell, donate)
- Collaborate with family and friends
- Quick 5-minute item capture
- Household-wide subscription
- Invite additional contributors for free
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We've all got items around the house that we should probably put in to storage, sell, or donate - but sometimes even just thinking about it is enough to make you want to throw them all in a cupboard and pretend they don't exist. Well ... instead of throwing them in a cupboard, you can now capture them in Squirrel Sort and, together with family and friends, work out what items you're keeping, storing, selling, and giving away. In just 5 minutes you can capture all the items in a cupboard or room and swipe through to categorise them next time you've got a free moment. There's a free trial for this app so you can give it a go and see if it works for you, and then there's a small monthly ` to help keep your household running. It's only one fee per household and you can invite additional contributors for free. It's time to get organized! Terms of Use: [https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/](https://www.apple.com/legal/internet-services/itunes/dev/stdeula/) Privacy Policy: [https://fifteenapps.com/apps/squirrel-sort/privacy-policy](https://fifteenapps.com/apps/squirrel-sort/privacy-policy)
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Verdict
The clearest difference is ads: Squirrel Sort at none against Binaural Beats's shown. Squirrel Sort also leads on review sentiment (100% vs 88%) and iOS requirement (13.4 vs 15.6). Binaural Beats's advantage is ratings volume (137 vs 1). On price, rating, update cadence and in-app purchases there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS
Both are free to download. Binaural Beats sells 1 one-off in-app purchase and Squirrel Sort sells 1 in-app purchase, starting at $0.99 per month. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.
Squirrel Sort holds the better App Store score, 5.0 against 4.8. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: Binaural Beats has 137 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews point the same way: 88% of Binaural Beats's written reviews are positive against 100% of Squirrel Sort's.
Binaural Beats ships an update every 3 months, Squirrel Sort every 6 weeks. The most recent releases landed on October 24, 2026 and October 16, 2026 respectively.
| Parameter | Binaural Beats | Squirrel Sort |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free |
| Rating | 4.8 (137 ratings) | 5.0 (1 ratings) — better |
| Positive reviews | 88.5% of reviews | 100.0% of reviews — better |
| Number of ratings | 137 — better | 1 |
| Update frequency | Every 3 months | Every 6 weeks — better |
| Ads | Yes | No — better |
| In-app purchases | Yes | Yes |
| Monetization | Free with in-app purchases | Freemium |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad, iPod — better | iPhone, iPod |
| Requires iOS | 15.6 | 13.4 — better |
| Further details — not scored | ||
| Size | 40 MB | 43 MB |
| Age rating | 17+ | 4+ |
| Developer | Omer Okan Ayvazoglu | Marton Bodonyi |
Customer experience
Binaural Beats
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In-app purchases
Binaural Beats
- Stop Ads$0.99
Squirrel Sort
- Single Household Plan7 Days trial$0.991 Month
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